tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897950.post114020340470594663..comments2024-02-03T08:17:24.123-06:00Comments on Loud Time: David A. Zimmerman's Blog of Miscellany: I Gotta QuestionDavid Zimmermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736122606687383813noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897950.post-1141422305957671572006-03-03T15:45:00.000-06:002006-03-03T15:45:00.000-06:00Things you can do if you love Jesus other than hon...<A HREF="http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2006/1/24goodhue.html" REL="nofollow">Things you can do if you love Jesus other than honk.</A>Mr Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05695133074084359840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897950.post-1141089318340004622006-02-27T19:15:00.000-06:002006-02-27T19:15:00.000-06:00Goodness, I think sometimes thoughtful information...Goodness, I think sometimes thoughtful information presented simply and clearly can really make us think. The articles and questions that make me ponder the most are usually the shortest.Margaret Feinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618923034620497185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897950.post-1140807471115301712006-02-24T12:57:00.000-06:002006-02-24T12:57:00.000-06:00Point to "Anonymous." As the administrator of Loud...Point to "Anonymous." As the administrator of Loud Time, however, I feel I should mention that American Christians could, additionally, reflect on what they've read and what's happening in the world in conversation with one another. <BR/><BR/>I wonder whether solitude or conversation is more likely to lead to action. I think that'll be my next post. Thanks, "Anonymous!"David Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04736122606687383813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897950.post-1140803269320076752006-02-24T11:47:00.000-06:002006-02-24T11:47:00.000-06:00American Christians could become more thoughtful b...American Christians <I>could</I> become more thoughtful by turning off their TVs, reading good books and Scripture, and reflecting on what they've read and what's happening in the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897950.post-1140738899682757722006-02-23T17:54:00.000-06:002006-02-23T17:54:00.000-06:00I just came across Good Search. Now you can be tho...I just came across <A HREF="http://www.goodsearch.com" REL="nofollow">Good Search</A>. Now you can be thoughtful while using the internet. Isn't technologee great?Mr Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05695133074084359840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897950.post-1140615049640327212006-02-22T07:30:00.000-06:002006-02-22T07:30:00.000-06:00I think if we just let go of more of our crap and ...I think if we just let go of more of our crap and share the wealth a little.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897950.post-1140483781165924952006-02-20T19:03:00.000-06:002006-02-20T19:03:00.000-06:00great book - _the gospel according to america_ - l...great book - _the gospel according to america_ - looks at the whole thing in that new light.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968721641385680296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897950.post-1140294726405070842006-02-18T14:32:00.000-06:002006-02-18T14:32:00.000-06:00I think we suffer from multiple personality disord...I think we suffer from multiple personality disorder. I was at our IV chapter's large group last night and it really hit me. There was a speaker from one of the more charismatic churches in town and his talk had a bit more of a different edge than the pastor of the local PCA church, or the pastor from the Bible church in town. All three of which God has used to move in people's hearts, but Pete Juvinallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11688790195308178112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897950.post-1140210501840814342006-02-17T15:08:00.000-06:002006-02-17T15:08:00.000-06:00I'm going to get all academic about this.I cracked...I'm going to get all academic about this.<BR/>I cracked open the OED and will take it piece by piece.<BR/><BR/>1. Thoughtful - Given to, disposed to, or engaged in thinking; absorbed in thought; meditative; contemplative; pensive, musing; full of thoughts, preoccupied in mind. <BR/><BR/>Most Americans that are Christians that I know are doing quite well in this respect. I see a lot of people Mr Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05695133074084359840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897950.post-1140208386978121072006-02-17T14:33:00.000-06:002006-02-17T14:33:00.000-06:00Good one. Of course I'm more interested in number ...Good one. Of course I'm more interested in number two (and really, who isn't?), but in a free market economy, mastering number two will make us number one.David Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04736122606687383813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897950.post-1140207302700469442006-02-17T14:15:00.000-06:002006-02-17T14:15:00.000-06:00Clarification please:Is it a reflexive or comparat...Clarification please:<BR/>Is it a reflexive or comparative improvement you are looking for?<BR/>1.American Christianity more thoughtful than non-American Christianity?<BR/>2. American Christianity more thoughtful than it currently is?<BR/><BR/>I guess I'm wondering if you're looking to dominate all non-American Christianity, or take an isolationist stance and focus on building infratstructure.Mr Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05695133074084359840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897950.post-1140206747814220572006-02-17T14:05:00.000-06:002006-02-17T14:05:00.000-06:00In order to be "more thoughtful" Christians should...In order to be "more thoughtful" Christians should spread God's word with understanding and patience - not with a hammer. By this I mean that Christians tend to not say anything about God for fear of offending someone, or they tend to bash their beliefs over the heads of others. So in order to be more thoughtful, perhaps the first question should be: "What would it take for American Christians Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com